Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury: key obituary facts
Is Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury dead? Yes. Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury died on October 9, 2026, at age 97.
Cause of death: Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury known for?
He was a Bangladeshi politician.
More about Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician.
Nationality: Bangladesh.
Also known as: Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury.
Born: September 2, 1929.
Abdul Muntaquim Chaudhury, a Bangladeshi politician, barrister and diplomat, died on October 9, 2026, aged 97.
Born on September 2, 1929, in Hailakandi, in the Barak Valley of British India, he came from a Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Kanihati. Hailakandi was in the Sylhet district of the British Raj’s Assam Province.
His elder brother was Abdul Munim Chaudhury. Their father, Khan Bahadur Tajammul Ali Chaudhury, served as deputy commissioner and hakim of Sylhet and wrote the Tawārīkh-i-Halīmī, published in 1894. Chaudhury’s public service included membership in the 3rd National Assembly of Pakistan and the 1st Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Those roles placed him in two national legislative bodies during his political career. Alongside his work in politics and law, he represented Bangladesh in diplomacy, serving as ambassador to Japan from 1973 to 1976. His recorded public roles thus included parliamentary service in Pakistan and Bangladesh, legal work as a barrister and diplomatic service in Japan. His life and career connected Hailakandi, Sylhet and Bangladesh with a period of diplomatic service in Japan.